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Applies to:
- iOS
- Windows
Microsoft School Data Sync (SDS) is a free service that imports school records from your existing Student Information System (SIS). It creates online classrooms and groups for Microsoft Teams, Intune for Education, and third-party applications. For setup instructions and prerequisites, see the School Data Sync documentation.
In Intune for Education, SDS is available as a tile on the dashboard and under See all in the sidebar.
What is Microsoft Entra ID?
Microsoft Entra ID is a Microsoft management system that integrates with Intune and helps organize students and devices. It lets you create groups out of your students and teachers, such as 4th period Biology or Contoso District teachers. Groups are necessary to assign and distribute user or device-specific apps, settings, and restrictions.
Create groups from school roster
SDS creates copies of the information from your SIS, and stores it in Microsoft Entra ID. SDS creates two groups in Intune for Education to which you can apply settings and apps:
- All Students
- All Teachers
For more information about creating groups in Intune for Education, see Create groups.
Set up dynamic group properties
When importing student information from your SIS into Intune for Education with School Data Sync, include the Grade property. This property is necessary to create dynamic group rules for students in the Intune for Education portal.